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Fighting for abortion rights is exhausting | The Perfectly Imperfect Human Condition

Lillian Chapman November 12, 2023
The exhausting struggle for reproductive rights makes it hard to be excited about Ohio Issue 1 because Republicans are already promising to try and reverse it.
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Nic Nobili brings European roots, versatile skill set to men’s basketball

Mitch Fink December 1, 2022
From Italy to Case Gym, Nic Nobili, a 6-foot-10 freshman on the men's basketball team, brings his European background and unique skill set to the court.
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Why I love Roblox as a college student

Melina Nguyen March 31, 2021
When it comes to Roblox, I’ll always feel like that 13-year-old discovering it for the first time.
Boston University College of Arts and Sciences senior Josh Prinzo poses with Paris Hilton at a protest supporting the #BreakCodeSilence movement aimed at supporting survivors of the troubled team industry. COURTESY OF JOSH PRINZO

CAS student shares personal experience with ‘troubled teen’ industry

Sophia Yakumithis November 24, 2020
One afternoon, Josh Prinzo was escorted onto a bus and taken to a wilderness camp with no prospect of returning home for seven months. The BU senior became one of hundreds of teenagers forced into a behavioral facility for rebellious teenagers.
Kimberly Atkins, a journalist for WBUR and alumna of Boston University’s College of Communication, spoke at a virtual panel hosted by COM on Wednesday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts.” LAURYN ALLEN | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pandemic tosses new curveballs to journalists covering election

Caroline Bowden November 4, 2020
A panel of BU alumni and journalists offered insight into the historic nature of presidential election coverage in a virtual panel Saturday entitled “An Election Like No Other: Journalists Share Final Thoughts."
Director Dave Adams’ documentary, “The Unconditional,” follows a family raising two undiagnosed special needs children and the struggles they encounter. The film was streamed online as part of the ReelAbilities Film Festival Friday. COURTESY DAVE ADAMS

Film festivals collaborate to bring attention to mental disabilities

Madeline Humphrey March 31, 2020
Two Boston film festivals streamed an online screening and Q and A discussion Friday of two documentaries that highlight the life of people living with special needs.
From left to right, Sophie Godley, Mason Dunn, Jennifer Siegel and Iris Olson partake in a panel on the transgender rights ballot question in November’s Massachusetts general election. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL SAUNDERS

Panel at School of Public Health addresses the fight for transgender rights on the ballot

Hannah Edelman September 17, 2018
Transgender individuals in Massachusetts may be legally required to use public accommodations designed for their sex at birth in a few months. Seven years after Massachusetts passed an anti-discrimination law permitting people to use accommodations of their gender identity, the law may be repealed.
Preseason Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year junior Ally Hammel leads the defenisve unit for the Terriers. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU field hockey earns weekend sweep in Terrier Classic

Greg Levinsky August 30, 2017

A trio of freshmen scored a combined five goals over the weekend for the No. 16 ranked Boston University field hockey team, finishing up with a two-game sweep at the Terrier Classic. Boston University...

STROINSKI: Specter of weed monopoly

STROINSKI: Specter of weed monopoly

Anna Stroinski April 6, 2017

Last Sunday, funnyman John Oliver spoke, in great detail, about the gray area of marijuana legality in the United States. It was a fantastic bit and I urge you to check it out. Like Mr. Oliver, I want...

BERMAN: Dear Democrats: take action and hope that irony swings both ways

BERMAN: Dear Democrats: take action and hope that irony swings both ways

Max Berman November 17, 2016

On Nov. 8 at 7 p.m., optimism ran through my veins. I turned on CNN while I continued to study for a midterm scheduled for the next day. By 8 p.m., I brushed away some nerves, but I could no longer concentrate...

A member of BU Jalwa, a co-ed dance team that practices hip-hop, Bollywood, Bhangra, contemporary and charisma dance, practices for the national competition in Ohio this weekend in the Sargent Activities Center Gym Tuesday evening. PHOTO BY BRITTANY CHANG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Jalwa dances to nationals, proves practice pays off

Trisha Thadani April 7, 2016

During the endless hours that the Boston University Jalwa team spends in practice a semester, there is always something else that its members “should” be doing — lab reports, problem sets, job...

RENNER: Firefighters deserve workers' compensation for cancer risk

RENNER: Firefighters deserve workers’ compensation for cancer risk

Elise Renner December 10, 2015

A presumption law is one that will protect you no matter what — even if you don’t have any proof. This kind of law is especially important when it comes to doling out disability benefits to chronically...

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